Quote from Forum Archives on September 13, 2002, 1:51 pm

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

 

A certain old recluse lived deep in the
mountains of Colorado. When he died,
distant relatives came from the city to
collect his valuables. Upon arriving, all
they saw was an old shack with an
outhouse behind it. Inside the shack,
next to the rock fireplace, was an old
cooking pot and hs mining equipment.
A cracked table with a three-legged
chair stood guard by a tiny window,
and a kerosene lamp served as the
centerpiece for the table. In a dark
corner of the little room was a
dilapidated cot with a threadbare
bedroll on it.

 

They picked up some of the old relics
and started to leave. as they were
driving away, an old friend of the
recluse, on his mule, flagged them
down. "Do you mind if I help myself
to what's left in my friend's cabin?"
he asked.

 

"Go right ahead," they replied. After
all, they thought, what inside that
shack could be worth anything?

 

The old friend entered the shack and
walked directly over to the table. He
reached under it and lifted one of the
floor boards. He then proceeded to
take out all the gold his friend had
discovered over the past 53 years --
enough to have built a palace.

 

As the friend looked out of the little
window and watched the cloud of dust
behind the relative's car disappear.
he said, "They shoulda got to know
him better."

Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

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